Moving past the WAW to a stronger me Pt. 4

[Davide]

Thanks folks. I appreciate the support. I'll definitely try to get out and do something.

Regarding the Stockdale Paradox, I think that confronting the reality of my situation is accepting the fact that my MR is over, that my W does not want to share her life with me and is unlikely to change her mind. Anything less than that seems to be sticking my head in the sand. Thinking that she is going to come back seems like a denial of her agency, the importance of her taking her own journey wherever that leads.

For me the hope that I cling onto is that I can heal myself and come out of this awful situation as a stronger, stabler, more self-reliant person. Hopefully, that includes an intimate relationship in the future, but most likely with someone I haven't even met yet. That is what "prevail in the end" means to me at this point.